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J. L. Bell said...

I suspect that Otis did say that, but he might also have said a lot of other things, and that was one of the remarks on death that his family and friends remembered afterward.

Otis appears to have suffered from bipolar disorder. Saying he wished to be struck by lightning or (as the Osgood family remembered) pointing out where he wanted to be buried could have been a memorable, seemingly meaningful way that condition manifested itself.

Jun 4, 2012, 9:06:58 PM

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